H2H data updated: 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Vicki Nelson H2H: 3-0

Barbara Potter holds a 3–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1987 Worcester round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Vicki Nelson
USA Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #17 6-2 6-2 Vicki Nelson #90 Match data Nov 5, 1987* R32 Worcester WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter #17 6-3 6-4 Vicki Nelson #72 Match data Feb 11, 1986* R128 Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter 6-4 7-6 Vicki Nelson Match data Nov 25, 1982* R32 Sydney International WTA 500 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Vicki Nelson #547 #60 8 1,678 87 136 39.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Barbara Potter Vicki Nelson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 1980 7–4 63.6% — 1,544 0 0
1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,561 0 0
1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1982 12–15 44.4% — 1,616 0 0
1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1983 10–23 30.3% — 1,539 0 0
1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1984 14–19 42.4% #92 1,538 0 0
1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1985 17–22 43.6% #87 1,594 0 0
1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1986 14–22 38.9% #98 1,590 0 1
1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3 1987 10–21 32.3% #136 1,520 0 1
1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1988 0–5 0.0% #282 1,472 0 1
1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1989 0–1 0.0% #402 1,461 0 1
1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 — — — — — — —
1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Barbara Potter Vicki Nelson
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1983 4 9 13 30.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1986 1 9 10 10.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1987 4 9 13 30.8% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1988 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0% Career 29 58 87 33.3% 44 46 90 48.9% 1 14 15 6.7% 6 14 20 30.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Barbara Potter Vicki Nelson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26 1980 1544 114.3 — — — — — — — 68.4% +1.68 0–1 1–0 — +0.69
1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 1981 1561 104.2 — — — — +17 +33 — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — +0.17
1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1982 1616 115.5 — — — — -28 +11 -69 44.4% -0.22 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 100.8 +0.47
1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1983 1539 113.5 — — — — +14 +36 — 36.0% -0.92 2–7 (22%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 +0.41
1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1984 1538 115.4 — — — — -22 +129 -54 45.8% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.9 +1.68
1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1985 1595 130.3 — — — — -25 +60 — 45.9% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 5–5 (50%) 95.3 +1.56
1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1986 1591 109.1 — — — — -114 +124 — 39.5% -0.83 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.2 +2.63
1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1987 1521 112.0 — — — — -63 +117 — 35.3% -1.03 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 +0.16
1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1988 1472 100.3 — — — — -76 — — 9.1% -3.00 0–1 — — -0.24
1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1989 1462 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.06
1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 Career 1678 118.9 — — — — -36 +84 -63 41.5% -0.57 17–32 (35%) 18–20 (47%) 92.1 +3.40

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.